Margarita Donuts

I don’t consume alcohol in any form, so that means I don’t eat this donut, but people tell me it’s amazing. It’s our basic yeasted donut with a tequila-lime glaze.

Makes 2 dozen donuts and 2 dozen donut holes

1 recipe fried Trejo’s Donuts (this page), still hot, placed on wire racks

Tequila–Key Lime Glaze

3 cups confectioners’ sugar

5 tablespoons fresh Key lime or Persian lime juice

2 tablespoons blanco tequila

1½ teaspoons Lyle’s Golden Syrup (see Trejo’s Tip), light corn syrup, or honey

Maldon salt, for sprinkling

Grated zest of 2 limes

Sift the confectioners’ sugar into a large bowl. In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, tequila, and golden syrup. Add the liquid mixture to the confectioners’ sugar and whisk together until smooth.

Using a rubber spatula, spread the glaze over the top half of the donuts. Sprinkle the Maldon salt and lime zest over the glaze. Let the glaze set up, about 5 minutes, and eat the donuts immediately or within 4 hours (see Trejo’s Tip, this page).